The "We Can't Stop" singer made a provocative appearance at the event in New York City last month wearing a skin-colored latex bikini and "twerking" up to Robin Thicke while sticking her tongue out and posing suggestively with a foam hand, but despite provoking outrage she claims the performance will go down as a pivotal moment in the event's history.

In an interview with MTV, she said: "I don't pay attention to the negative because I have seen this play out. How many times have we seen this play out in pop music?